Wednesday, December 14, 2005
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Woman’s body found in home of Papua New Guinea leader
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Wednesday, June 15, 2011 A woman has been found dead at the home of Sam Abal, the acting prime minister of Papua New Guinea. The body was discovered in the garden of the property early Monday morning. Abal’s adopted son, Teo, was arrested on Wednesday after a two-day search; he was reportedly the last person […]
FDA officials question safety of antibiotic ‘Ketek’
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Mumbai officials demolish 39K shanties; 200K homeless
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